Course goals

The focus of this course is the theoretical and empirical analysis of labor markets. Starting from a discussion of the role of supply and demand in labor markets, we will examine key topics in labor markets, for example, the effect of minimum wages or gender wage differences. We examine the role of public policy and how it affects wage and employment outcomes in Europe and in the Austrian labor market

Who should take this course?

Students who wish to gain basic insights into the functioning of labor markets and the role of economic policy

Literature

George Borjas: "Labor Economics, opens an external URL in a new window", current edition
Tito Boeri and Jan van Ours: "The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, opens an external URL in a new window", second edition

Course requirements

See Curricula: https://studienhandbuch.jku.at/124200?id=124200&lang=en, opens an external URL in a new window

Additional information

Additional information you will find in KUSSS: https://www.kusss.jku.at/kusss/listlvaslz-course.action?courseId=239402%2C2021W, opens an external URL in a new window